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Research Databases
Research Databases: Find magazine, newspaper and journal articles; biographies; medical information; encyclopedias, and more. Free registration required for home use
Fast Facts
- Internet Public Library’s Ready Reference
- Information Please Almanac
- 50 States
- U.S. Census
- Guinness World Records
- Old Farmer’s Almanac
- Internet Movie Database
Quotations, Dictionary, Thesaurus
- Dictionary/Thesaurus
- Bartleby.com — Quotations, English Usage and Style
Health
- MedlinePlus — A service of the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health
- PubMed — A free archive of life sciences journals from the U.S. National Institutes of Health
- Healthfinder.gov — Guide to reliable health information from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
- Mayo Clinic
- MedicineNet
Genealogy
- Cindi’s List — Very popular genealogy site
- USGenWeb Project — Countrywide guide to genealogy websites
- RootsWeb — Cooperative Genealogical Database of over 500,000 surnames
Consumer Information
- Household Products Safety
- Consumer World
- N.A.D.A. Guides New and used car guides
- Maine Consumer Law Guide
History/Primary Sources
- American Memory — Written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience; It is a project of the Library of Congress
- Maine Memory Network — A statewide digital museum that provides access to over 12,000 historical items from over 180 museums, historical societies, libraries, and other organizations from every corner of Maine
- In the First Person — Collections of oral history in English from around the world
Gardening
Subject Directories to Websites
- The Virtual Library — Compiled by experts in each area covered
- Internet Public Library — Developed and maintained by librarians
- Librarians’ Internet Index — Annotated directory to great Web sites on hundreds of subjects all chosen by librarians
Libraries
- Library of Congress — Our national library; search the catalogs for books, prints and photographs, and sound; view amazing digital collections; listen to American Folklife recordings
- Maine State Library — Information about services available to you from your State Library, Maine State Library collections, and information about libraries throughout Maine
- MaineCat — Shared catalog of University of Maine, Bangor Public Library, Maine State Archives, Maine State Library, Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, and hundreds of Maine libraries; search all with one search
Federal Government
- U.S.Census Bureau
- Catalog of US Government Publications — Federal government departments publish a wealth of material on a wide range of subjects; This is the most complete list of federal government documents available
- Federal Tax Forms
- E-File Federal Taxes
Maine State Information
- FindMaine — A database of Maine websites by subject
- State of Maine Government Page
- State of Maine Tax Forms
- E-File State of Maine Taxes
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